I was just reading this article (see below). Has anyone on the forum tried this?
Anton
Seed Potatoes for Fall Planting
You won’t find seed potatoes at nurseries this time of year, so you will need to come up with your own. If you don’t have some little sprouters left from your summer harvest, you can prep and plant small potatoes from the market. Before planting, let the potatoes sit in a warm, well-lit place to green up for a few days. Green skins on potatoes are evidence that the tuber has equipped itself with bitter solanine compounds that make it unpalatable to critters.
“Autumn
Small potatoes from your summer crop can be planted in the autumn
Whether they are large or small, keep potatoes whole when planting potatoes in the autumn. Cut potatoes are much more likely to rot or get eaten by voles compared to whole potatoes. Spring-planted potatoes grow so fast that cutting does little harm, but potatoes planted in cold soil should be left whole to give them the best chance at survival.
